If you say we should take this off line or set up another meeting DO NOT continue to talk about it in the larger group. Obviously no one cares.
Meetings should be quick, like no longer than 30 minutes. If its not something the whole room cares about send that one person an email.
If you say you don’t have an update/report don’t continue to talk.
Can you tell I just got off a painful conference call.
Oh yah one last thing as someone who does all meetings via phone (since I work remotely), side conversation and giggling is not only distracting but is easily picked up on conference calls.
No meetings beginning at any window of time remotely resembling a reasonable person’s lunch hour (No 11:30, 12, 12:30 — hell I will even say 1pm meetings? The Devil.)
If I already understand the material being discussed, status needs to be optional not required.
And a rule for attendees:
If the meeting appears to be going over the alotted time: NO ASKING SILLY QUESTIONS THAT YOU COULD FIND THE ANSWERS TO YOURSELF, ASSHOLE.
If the person that called the meeting is more than 10 minutes late, the meeting is canceled.
And, no day shall contain more than 3 meetings as there is ACTUAL WORK TO DO.
If you say we should take this off line or set up another meeting DO NOT continue to talk about it in the larger group. Obviously no one cares.
Meetings should be quick, like no longer than 30 minutes. If its not something the whole room cares about send that one person an email.
If you say you don’t have an update/report don’t continue to talk.
Can you tell I just got off a painful conference call.
Oh yah one last thing as someone who does all meetings via phone (since I work remotely), side conversation and giggling is not only distracting but is easily picked up on conference calls.
okay that’s it 🙂
If the meeting will be longer than 30 minutes, there should be refreshments.
No meeting should be longer than an hour than a half without a bathroom break.
No Friday meetings after 2pm.
No meetings beginning at any window of time remotely resembling a reasonable person’s lunch hour (No 11:30, 12, 12:30 — hell I will even say 1pm meetings? The Devil.)
If I already understand the material being discussed, status needs to be optional not required.
And a rule for attendees:
If the meeting appears to be going over the alotted time: NO ASKING SILLY QUESTIONS THAT YOU COULD FIND THE ANSWERS TO YOURSELF, ASSHOLE.
Please send this to our clients who like to have 8am, 11:30, and 4:30pm meetings. NOT COOL.